Atlas F/MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1

Launch information

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Mission description

Parcae 1A, B and C were passive ELINT satellites. MSD 1 was a dispenser of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Atlas F/MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1’.

Launch image Atlas F/MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: April 30, 1976, 7:12 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1 (LEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Atlas F/MSD

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Atlas F/MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
8818 OPS 6431 LEO 63.35 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
8835 SSU 1 LEO 63.36 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
8836 SSU 2 LEO 63.36 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
8884 SSU 3 LEO 63.35 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Atlas F/MSD | Parcae 1A,B,C & MSD 1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1813

To this date

Location Launch

#438

To this date

Pad Launch

#50

To this date

Agency Launch

#664

To this date

Orbital Launch

#39

Year 1976

Location Launch

#3

Year 1976

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1976

Agency Launch

#9

Year 1976

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